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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 20 University of Oregon volleyball team (3-0) continued its excellence in early season play in Big Ten territory with a 3-2 comeback win at No. 24 Ohio State (2-1) Saturday night at St. John Arena.

The returning NCAA Regional advancer Buckeyes won the first two sets, 25-17 and 25-21, but UO answered with 25-14 and 26-24 decisions to even matters. In the finale, UO used a mid-set five-point run to go up 9-3, then sided out to a 15-10 clincher.

"This was an important test for out team in a lot of ways," Oregon head coach Jim Moore said. "We didn't have control of our emotions early, and it showed, and Ohio State took advantage. Once we managed ourselves better and pulled together we showed what we can do. This was a team win - I don't know if I've every played 15 players in a five-set win - and everybody contributed."

The Duck offense sputtered with .129 and .194 hitting percentages in the first two sets, but then ignited for .500, .317 and .333 marks in the third, fourth and fifth sets.

In contrast, Ohio State connected on .387 and .367 percentages in the opening stanzas, then dropped to .086, .227 and .105 hitting marks in the last three periods.

Redshirt senior Alaina Bergsma was tabbed the Sports Import Classic DC Koehl Classic tourney MVP after she posted a match-high 23 kills Saturday evening. The returning All-American also staked her first double-double of the season with 15 digs, hit .333, and added an ace and block.

Also named to the all-tourney team was Katie Norries of Houston, Dakota Harkins of Toledo, and Danks and Mari Hole of Ohio State.

In the first set, neither team led by more than two points early, and just past the halfway point were tied 15-15. Ohio State followed with a six-point run (fueled by two Duck attack errors and another Ohio State block) to go up 21-15 on its way to a 25-17 win. The Buckeyes' Danks had nine kills among her 10 attempts and helped the team hit .387 for the set

In the second set, scoring in the early going was similar, and the two teams found themselves tied at 15-15 again. Moments later, UO trailed by only one, 20-19, but a Danks kill and block assist and ace by Julianne Mandolfo pushed the lead to 23-19, then 25-21.

When it mattered most, Oregon bounced back with its best offensive set of the year and hit .500 in the third stanza. With the teams tied at 6-6, UO went on a 5-0 run to go up 11-6 behind the serving of freshman defensive specialist Tatum Norton, then added three- and four-point runs to stake 14-8 and 18-10 leads. The Ducks ended the set with a 6-2 run to win 25-14 that included one of Bergsma's eight kills in the set (on 11 attempts and no errors).

The fourth set was again tight much of the way with the teams tied at 14-14, and again at 19-19 and 20-20. The Ducks came up with a pair of two-point bursts to go up 24-22, but OSU tied it again 24-24. However, A kill down the line by Fischer and attack error by Danks untied matters and gave Oregon the 26-24 outcome.

In the fifth set, UO jumped out to a 10-4 lead on single kills by Bergsma and Fischer and a pair by Williams, to go along with an ace by Jacob, block by Fischer and freshman Maddie Magee. The rest of the set, the two teams sided out, except for a pair of two-point trade-offs late, before Fischer ended the contest with a kill in the 15-10 finale.

Almost exactly year ago, Oregon staked an impressive win at Ohio State's conference mate, then-No. 1 Penn State. UO won 3-1 at the then-four-time defending national champions and ended their NCAA-record 94-match home win streak.

Looking ahead, UO remains in the Buckeye State next week to play three matches in the Baymont Invitational at Ohio, Friday-Sunday, August 31-September 2. UO will play single matches each day vs. Western Carolina, No. 13 Kentucky and Ohio, respectively.

More tourney information is available at the www.OhioBobcats.com website.